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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Mowat chooses which professional field?
(a) Zoology
(b) Biology
(c) Ecology
(d) Anthropology

2. What gear is labeled "danger?"
(a) Grain alcohol
(b) Grenades
(c) Smoke generators
(d) Shotguns

3. How many passengers is the aircraft designed to carry?
(a) Twenty
(b) Ten
(c) Two
(d) Thirty

4. Mowat's canoe is surrounded by
(a) Caribou
(b) Huskies
(c) Rodents
(d) Wolves

5. Name the expense that is being debited against his salary.
(a) A pilot's fee
(b) A broken canoe
(c) A radiogram
(d) A box of beer

6. Mowat's field professor is an expert on which rodent?
(a) Shrews
(b) Moles
(c) Rats
(d) Gophers

7. How many caribou does Mike claim to kill in a good year?
(a) 300
(b) 150
(c) 50
(d) 100

8. What piece of equipment has Mowat forgotten on his walk?
(a) Rifle
(b) Sunglasses
(c) Pocket compass
(d) Water bottle

9. Mowat's first report on wolves to his department was written while he was:
(a) In a snowstorm
(b) Drunk
(c) Ill with fever
(d) In a plane

10. Mike takes Mowat where?
(a) To another valley
(b) To his family
(c) To Churchill
(d) To his cabin

11. What does the pilot call his plane?
(a) An old kite
(b) A trusty flyer
(c) His best friend
(d) A cranky crate

12. Which direction does Mike go?
(a) South
(b) North
(c) East
(d) West

13. Through his binoculars, Mowat sees a moving object that resembles what?
(a) A swaying branch
(b) A waving banner
(c) A feather boa
(d) A flag flying

14. There, Mowat encounters:
(a) A curious wolf cub
(b) Some hungry mice
(c) Some vicious fish
(d) An old trapper

15. What was jettisoned from the plane just before take-off?
(a) Petrol
(b) Ammunition
(c) The canoe
(d) Moose Juice

Short Answer Questions

1. What makes the cabin smell bad?

2. What animals does Mowat witness Angeline hunting?

3. Why did Farley Mowat feel it was necessary to test his theories about wolves eating mice?

4. What does Mowat purchase in order to replace his grain alcohol?

5. Why does the plane have trouble taking off?

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